I got volume eight of the LN! Second printing in December and it just came out in October! This is a big spoiler depending on how you read it so be warned but this was the cliffhanger I was left with at the end of volume seven:

BIG SPOILER:

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Shiina asks, "Should I tell you my feelings?"

Sorata replies, "Yeah."

She says, "Me, eh, I love Sorata... Even if Sorata loves Nanami, I love Sorata!"

Eight starts right there where it left off, repeating the last few lines. May stay up all night to read this one... Two more volumes to come after this one but the wait may be more than I can stand!

I stayed up all last night reading the recently released english version girl friends from milk morinaga,
there's a good reason why I don't do that anymore.
I slept til like three haha.

I shouldn't and probably won't read as much as I'd hoped. The prose is so well written that I want to enjoy but I always want to just fly through it... So much is conversation but the descriptive pieces like above, I don't know if you can quite portray them completely without words. If they animate that scene someday I guess I will find out...

And oh do I hope they do. If not in the anime then a movie or OVA and I will be happy lol Thanks hpulley for posting this!

You're welcome. I wish I could translate stuff like this for a living!

With 24 episodes we will have to see how far they get to see if a second season or just OVAs or movies are needed to finish the ten novels plus two books of side stories which would also make for good OVAs.

I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out or even think it but anyone get slight Ami vibes from Rita this ep even more so? seriously change her blonde hair to blue and you have Ami (different backstories I know)

anyway, ep 10 was pretty good and ep 11 looks to be...funny I think, what with Ryuunosuke in a maid outfit and all lol

Rito2Ruwrote:
anyway, ep 10 was pretty good and ep 11 looks to be...funny I think, what with Ryuunosuke in a maid outfit and all lol

Just when we got around to telling everyone that Ryuunosuke is a boy now they may not believe us!

This wasn't my favorite episode either, or perhaps I'm just in a bad mood today. Was hoping it would cheer me up but this was a more serious episode, emotional but not full of laugh out loud moments like I usually expect. Must read some more of the novels to cheer me up!

Rito2Ruwrote:
anyway, ep 10 was pretty good and ep 11 looks to be...funny I think, what with Ryuunosuke in a maid outfit and all lol

Just when we got around to telling everyone that Ryuunosuke is a boy now they may not believe us!

This wasn't my favorite episode either, or perhaps I'm just in a bad mood today. Was hoping it would cheer me up but this was a more serious episode, emotional but not full of laugh out loud moments like I usually expect. Must read some more of the novels to cheer me up!

most of us were all secretly hoping Ryuunosuke would pull the same stunt like Nagi in Nyan Koi! lol
and watching a serious ep while in a bad mood? you're doing it wrong hpulley haha

Rito2Ruwrote:
anyway, ep 10 was pretty good and ep 11 looks to be...funny I think, what with Ryuunosuke in a maid outfit and all lol

Just when we got around to telling everyone that Ryuunosuke is a boy now they may not believe us!

This wasn't my favorite episode either, or perhaps I'm just in a bad mood today. Was hoping it would cheer me up but this was a more serious episode, emotional but not full of laugh out loud moments like I usually expect. Must read some more of the novels to cheer me up!

most of us were all secretly hoping Ryuunosuke would pull the same stunt like Nagi in Nyan Koi! lol
and watching a serious ep while in a bad mood? you're doing it wrong hpulley haha

Haha, that would be funny. Sounds like next week's episode would have cheered me up.

Maybe I'll marathon Teekyuu and Chitose Get You. That aught to do it...

There has been one or two serious Eps but they are needed to explain or sort things.And the episode after is a riot lets just hope so.

Absolutely, just needed a pick me up tonight.

It was good to get more of Mashiro Shiina and Rita's backgrounds, to learn why Mashiro is doing manga in Japan. As well, it was great they got their project accepted and done. Looking forward to the festival next week.

It's a good show, but Sorata's constant self-absorbed depression is starting to bother me. I'm glad that he's worked through all of it, but it's still irritating.
I love all the humor in it though, and I love Misaki's hyperactivity and randomness! XD

Episode 10 was a bit dramatic, but I really like the points that they're making in the anime. People often misunderstand other people with personality similar to Mashiro and sometimes when you're friends with someone who has such a massive talent, you also want to be acknowledged by that person.

Those cosplay costumes and some of the other scenes at school were amusing. Now, regarding Jin..I think that question asked by Misaki's older sister was serious despite her playing it as a "joke". I smell drama there.

I watched episode 11 about 45 minutes ago and my face is still stuck in d'awwh mode.
I sorta feel sorry for Nanami, but darn it Mashiro is just too cute.
Also, I think Misaki's reaction to Jin's plans for Osaka will influence Sorata in a big way a few episodes down the line.